Category: Opinion

By Matins Oloja Let’ deconstruct an architecture of longevity, ruthlessness, and genius in two different arenas of two GOATs and two pitches. On December 18, 2022, Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar at age 35. Twenty years after his debut. After four World Cups of heartbreak. After being told he could never do […]

By Tunde Odesola Many miles apart, two babies were born to different couples in the twilight and dawn of the 18th and 19th centuries. Eleven years was the age difference between them. On the eighth day after his birth, in the year 1892, the older baby was named Oyinlola Oyewole, just as the younger baby […]

By Olubunmi Adebayo *We shall be concluding our discussion today on the unique experience of Leah, who was hated by men, but was evidently loved by God, as demonstrated by the many instances of grace and favour that was directed towards her from God.* *6) Leah taught us a great lesson in redirecting our focus […]

By Steve Otaloro One of the oldest temptations in politics has endured through every generation: that power can only ever be called by a clenched fist. To most, authority is felt to be inadequate unless it threatens, stifles dissent and commands submission without question. Yet history has consistently taught us that the most powerful leaders […]

By Emeka Isiogu The debate over state police should begin with one question: Is the current centralized policing system adequately protecting Nigerians? For millions of Nigerians, especially those living in rural communities, semi-urban towns and those travelling our highways, the answer is clearly no. Across many parts of the country, communities have endured years of […]

By Tunde Odesola The angry masses chased the armed robbers fleeing along Commonwealth Road, “Catch am, catch am; thief, thief, thief! Catch am, catch am, rogue, rogue, rogue! Catch am, catch robber, robber! Catch am, catch am! Ole! Catch am, catch am!” Panting and panicking, the robbers jumped into their driverless bullion van and zoomed […]

APC’s primary elections and Morka’s sound arguments By Sẹhinde Ilẹgbusi The controversy surrounding the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee’s (NWC) review of certain primary election results has generated considerable debate. Critics have described the exercise as an unlawful substitution of candidates after the primaries. However, a closer examination of the Electoral Act 2022, […]

By Steve Otaloro President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not waste time to declare his vision for Nigeria as a Nation from day one of his administration starting with the solid minerals sector being a strategic sector in our industrialization. For him, the future of a nation’s manufacturing is inextricably linked to how this space develops. […]

By Reuben Abati Peter F. Drucker, the Austrian-American management guru (1909 -2005), it was who opined that change is an inevitable constant in human situations and that innovation is important in the 21st Century where skills become obsolete at the speed of light and what was deemed essential yesterday sooner or later becomes irrelevant, requiring […]